Industrial Design Placement in Bristol

Position Overview

Crux Product Design is seeking an exceptional Industrial Design Intern to join our growing team at our Bristol studio, for a 12 month placement starting July 2026. You will work across Pharma and Consumer sectors within multi-disciplinary teams and will support on research, concept definition, hands‑on prototyping and visualisation activities.

You will thrive in this role by embodying a proactive, action‑oriented mindset, consistently surpassing expectations and operating with a keen sense of vision and integrity. You will bring a strong perspective of current and emerging design trends in order to influence and support world class design outcomes for Crux.

Check out what the Design Team is all about – Design at Crux

Principal Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with a wide range of Crux team members (product designers, engineers, usability experts, business development) to fulfil design briefs.
• Support the Industrial Design team on live project tasks – from ideation to visualisation.
• Support the wider Design team at Crux with internal Crux brand projects.
• Stay on track with emerging design trends and culture in order to regularly update the Design team.

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Working towards or have graduated from a degree in Industrial Design.>
• Proactive, confident, autonomous designer who can take a brief and run with it.
• Proficiency in Solidworks.
• Proficiency in Keyshot and generative AI visualisation techniques.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects).
• Proficiency in Microsoft programmes (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
• Refined aesthetic sensibility.
• User‑centred mindset – able to conceptualise experiences as well as products.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design concepts to cross‑function stakeholders.

Desirable

• Experience in creating and editing video content.
• Experience in Figma and Digital Design.